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The NewsWorthy

California Wildfires, Singles' Day & People's Choice Awards - Monday, November 12th, 2018

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2018

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

The news to know for Monday, November 12th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about the most destructive wildfire in California history and the history that brought together dozens of world leaders.

Plus: a record-breaking "Singles' Day," another scooter recall and the popular TV couple getting their own network.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes.

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned (just click 'Episodes').

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy.

0:05.8

All the days news in less than 10 minutes.

0:07.9

Fast, fair, fun, and on the go.

0:10.6

Today we're talking about the most destructive wildfire in California history and the history that brought together dozens of world leaders.

0:17.5

Plus a record-breaking singles day, another scooter recall and the popular TV couple getting their own network.

0:23.8

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes.

0:26.3

I'm Erica Mandy.

0:27.2

Today is Monday, November 12th.

0:29.4

You ready?

0:30.4

Let's do this. It's considered the most destructive wildfire in California's history and one of the deadliest,

0:40.0

and it was one of three large wildfires burning in the state over the weekend.

0:44.0

CBS News reports the so-called campfire destroyed most of the city of Paradise, California

0:49.2

which is north of Sacramento. Thousands of homes and buildings burned and the death toll is now up to at of two more fires and at least two more people died.

1:03.0

One was in the area of the LA suburb Thousand Oaks,

1:05.7

which, yes, is the same area where Wednesday night's mass shooting

1:09.1

happened.

1:10.1

Another tour through Malibu, where the AP reports people evacuating included celebrities like Lady Gaga and Martin Sheen

1:16.9

Some even lost their homes like Gerard Butler and Robin Thick who posted about it on social media

1:26.7

Variety reports at least one of the sets from the HBO series West World burned down, along with many other buildings.

1:28.7

Hundreds of thousands of people in the state have been forced to evacuate their homes.

1:33.2

President Trump blamed what he called poor forest management for the fires

1:37.1

and threatened to withhold federal payments if things don't change.

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